Two Bruins, senior kicker Ka’imi Fairbairn and junior defensive tackle Kenny Clark, were named to Associated Press All-America teams Sunday. Fairbairn, the winner of the Lou Groza Award given to the nation’s top placekicker, was selected for the first team and Clark was named to the third team. Fairbairn made 20 of 23 field goals […]
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‘Shtick not Shtigma’ targets misconceptions about mental illness
Charmee Taylor crawled across the Semel Auditorium stage on all fours and noisily slurped up a troop of imaginary ants marching her way as she imitated a depressed aardvark. Taylor is one of seven actresses in the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior’s “Shtick not Shtigma” improvisational comedy troupe, a group of young Los […]
House fire one block from UCLA closes section of Hilgard Avenue
Part of Hilgard Avenue closed Friday morning after a house fire was reported a block east of UCLA. Firefighters responded to the fire at a two-story house at 510 Warner Ave. about 10:10 a.m. Friday, said Margaret Stewart, a Los Angeles Fire Department spokeswoman. Hilgard Avenue is closed between Wyton Drive and Strathmore Avenue. More […]
Gene Block, Jerry Kang discuss campus climate, issues facing the UC
Chancellor Gene Block meets with the Daily Bruin editorial board every quarter to discuss issues affecting campus and to explain administrative policies. At their meeting on Tuesday, Block, who was joined by Vice Chancellor Jerry Kang, spoke about campus climate issues, UCLA’s purchase of the Occidental Petroleum Building, the Centennial Campaign and the UCLA Grand […]
Men’s basketball snaps losing streak in 77-45 win against CSUN
There’s a storm brewing on the horizon for UCLA men’s basketball, but on Sunday at Pauley Pavilion, it was smooth sailing – the team trounced Cal State Northridge 77-45. The nation’s best team – Kentucky – will arrive in Westwood on Thursday, sure to challenge a Bruin team still getting its sea legs. While Sunday […]
Freshman quarterback Josh Rosen fumbles conference season finale
Freshman phenom. The Chosen One. Chosen Rosen. Freshman quarterback Josh Rosen garnered these nicknames and more when he arrived at No. 22 UCLA (8-4, Pac-12 5-4) as the country’s top quarterback recruit – and he lived up to them. The rookie strung together 350 passing yards in his collegiate debut, 19 touchdowns on the season […]
Men’s basketball suffers lopsided loss to Jayhawks in semifinal game
The UCLA men’s basketball game Tuesday night was eerily similar to two harrowing losses from last year: the 39-point loss to Kentucky and the 32-point loss to Utah. The difference was only 19 points Tuesday, but the beating was just as thorough. No. 5 Kansas (3-1) ran UCLA out of the gym within the first […]